Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Today, what system based on shared characteristics is used to classify
organisms?
a. | sets of encyclopedias | c. | notes and photographs | b. | the eight-level
system | d. | drawings and
graphs |
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In order, what are the three levels of classification in addition to domain,
kingdom, family, genus, and species?
a. | phylum, order, class | c. | phylum, class, order | b. | class, order, phylum | d. | class, order,
genera |
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What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key?
a. | the identity of an organism | b. | how many animals are birds | c. | how long a fungus
can live | d. | when a species of organisms appeared on Earth |
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The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics
is
a. | taxonomy. | c. | life science. | b. | classification. | d. | biology. |
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The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is
a. | taxonomy. | c. | life science. | b. | classification. | d. | organization. |
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Carolus Linnaeus is known for
a. | founding the science of taxonomy. | b. | discovering retractable
claws. | c. | identifying the characteristics of rare species. | d. | discovering
Tyrannosaurus rex. |
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The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are
a. | domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species. | b. | domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, family, order, genus, species. | c. | domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
genus, species. | d. | domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus,
species. |
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For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of two
groups. What were the two groups?
a. | living and nonliving | c. | animals and plants | b. | animals and flowers | d. | microscopic and
nonmicroscopic |
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Euglena is a member of the kingdom
a. | Protista. | c. | Animalia. | b. | Plantae. | d. | Fungi. |
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The organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized
sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment?
a. | Fungi | c. | Animalia | b. | Plantae | d. | Protista |
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The scientific name of an organism comes from its
a. | kingdom and phylum. | c. | kingdom, phylum, and class. | b. | class and
genus. | d. | genus and specific
name. |
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The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is
its specific name?
a. | Felis | c. | house cat | b. | domesticus | d. | feline |
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An example of a simple animal is
a. | a fern. | c. | an insect. | b. | a mold. | d. | a sponge. |
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Members of kingdom Animalia depend on bacteria and fungi because bacteria and
fungi
a. | do not perform photosynthesis. | c. | use sunlight to produce
sugar. | b. | recycle nutrients in dead organisms. | d. | are useful for animal
habitats. |
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What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create
confusion?
a. | Latin names | c. | scientific names | b. | nicknames | d. | first names |
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Today, what would scientists do if they encountered an organism that fit none of
the four kingdoms?
a. | destroy the organism | c. | create a new category | b. | change the
organism | d. | leave the new
organism alone |
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What do scientists look at to classify living things?
a. | their age | c. | their characteristics | b. | their likes and
dislikes | d. | their
diseases |
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What aid can help you identify a living thing you don’t know?
a. | a dictionary | c. | a photograph | b. | a dichotomous key | d. | taxonomy |
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What makes up a living thing’s scientific name?
a. | its genus and species | c. | its class and order | b. | its kingdom and phylum | d. | its family and
genus |
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What do we call simple, multicellular living things?
a. | protists | c. | fungi | b. | bacteria | d. | archaea |
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Which of the following is not classified by biologists?
a. | living things | c. | plants | b. | extinct organisms | d. | rocks |
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Which of the following is not considered by scientists when classifying
organisms?
a. | backbones | c. | feathers | b. | how humans use the organism | d. | hair |
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When did scientists stop classifying living things as either plants or
animals?
a. | when they discovered organisms that did not fit into either group | b. | when they got tired
of classifying organisms | c. | when they decided to include nonliving
things | d. | when they got confused over common names |
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What does a dichotomous key consist of?
a. | charts and illustrations | c. | maps and graphs | b. | a series of paired
statements | d. | internet
resources |
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A taxonomist is a scientist who
a. | studies plants. | c. | classifies living things. | b. | specializes in
animals. | d. | classifies
nonliving things. |
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The seahorse found along the Atlantic Coast of the United States has the
scientific name Hippocampus hudsonius. What is the seahorse’s species?
a. | fish | c. | Hippocampus | b. | horse | d. | hudsonius |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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Use the terms from the following list to complete the sentences
below.
| classification | taxonomy | | scientific name | dichotomous key | | Archaea | Bacteria | | Protista | Animalia | | Plantae | | | |
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A giant sequoia belongs to kingdom ____________________.
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Members of kingdom ____________________ are multicellular, are often able to
move about, and respond to their environment.
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Use the terms from the following list to complete the sentences
below.
| domains | classes | | species | genera | | orders | families | | |
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Kingdoms are sorted into phyla, and phyla into ____________________.
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Classes include one or more ____________________.
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Orders are separated into ____________________.
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Use the terms from the following list to complete the sentences
below.
| Animalia | Plantae | | Fungi | Bacteria | | Protista | Archaea | | |
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Members of the kingdom ____________________ include ferns, pine trees, and
mosses.
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All members of kingdom ____________________ must eat food in order to
survive.
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Members of kingdom ____________________ are eukaryotes with nuclei and
membrane-bound organelles, yet they are not plants, animals, or fungi.
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Short Answer; 2 pts each. Answer in complete sentences for full
credit.
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Describe two ways that bacteria are helpful to animals.
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What is the basis of modern classification systems?
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What causes increases in the number of categories in the modern classification
system?
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Essay; 4 pts extra credit each question. You may answer only 2
questions out of the 4. Pick 2 and only answer those 2 questions. Respond in complete
sentences for full credit.
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Hundreds of years ago, scientists did not have microscopes and so were unable to
learn about microscopic organisms. Describe how this might have affected daily life back then.
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Suppose an alien from another planet asks you, “Which Earth organism is
best suited for life on Earth?” How would you answer? Explain your answer.
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40.
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Describe an occasion when using a common name instead of the scientific name for
an organism could cause confusion.
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41.
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What might happen if several members of kingdom Bacteria were given a new
environment – a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park? Explain your answer.
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